Video submissions and Year 12 Physical Education.

 

Mr Phil Watson (Physical Education teacher) recently marked a Year 12 Physical Education Achievement Standard assignment where students had the opportunity to submit their assessment via video recording. The Achievement Standard titled “Demonstrate understanding of how and why biophysical principles relate to the learning of physical skills” lends itself particularly well to this type of submission.

 

“The ability for students to demonstrate their understanding using their own bodies while talking is very powerful.”

Many students who took this approach felt it was much easier to explain theoretical concepts. The ability to demonstrate their understanding in a practical sense also seemed to appeal to boys. Some boys were very well prepared for their presentations often reading from prepared notes to aid their physical explanations.

While not all boys chose to present their answers using the video recording technique, Phil found it easier on his workload:    

“It’s much easier to mark as well … I can pause his video clip at any time to make notes in my marking schedule.”